Scamming veterans

Wednesday

Nov 20, 2013 at 12:24 PM

The security guard help wanted ad is the latest job scam preying on veterans but it is far from the only one. Job postings with grammatical errors, misspellings and lots of exclamation marks are likely scams.

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The security guard help wanted ad is the latest job scam preying on veterans but it is far from the only one. Job postings with grammatical errors, misspellings and lots of exclamation marks are likely scams. Ads promoting jobs with generic titles, such as admin assistant or customer service rep, and containing the phrases "Teleworking OK," "Immediate Start" and "No Experience Needed" are popular in scam ads. Be very cautious of any job that asks you to share personal information or hand over money. Scammers will often use the guise of running a credit check, setting up direct deposit or paying for training.